U.S. House Speaker Pelosi unveils proposal to lower drug prices
Posted on AllSides September 19th, 2019
From The Center
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released proposed legislation on Thursday that would allow the federal government to negotiate the prices of hundreds of prescription drugs for Medicare healthcare beneficiaries as well as other consumers.
Americans pay the highest prices for prescription drugs in the world, as most other developed nations have single-payer systems with the government negotiating prices for its people.
Democrats promised to curb prescription drug prices during last year’s congressional election campaign, when they won the majority in the House of Representatives. U.S. President Donald Trump has also...